From gridiron to pitch, Hayes family has eyes set on beating Oklahoma State

Michael Peters

Tulsa World TU Sports Reporter

There’s an argument to be made Baylor Hayes isn’t the best-known athlete in his own household.

“We joke about that in my family, that she took all the athletics,” Hayes said of his sister Kai, who is in her second season playing soccer at Baylor University after four seasons at North Carolina.

But come Friday night, Kai’s brother may have the chance to show the nation there is more than one Baylor in college football.

Tulsa takes on in-state rival Oklahoma State on Friday night before a nationally-televised audience on ESPN. The Tre Lamb era would get a significant jump start with the Hurricane’s first win over the Cowboys since 1998.

Hayes may or may not have something to say about that. Hayes started at quarterback last week against Nav